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as a short reminder that there are still a few RC bugs waiting to be fixed here's a short list of the ones I've worked on in the last time:

• #571116 – debsums: "debsums: overwrites /etc/apt.conf.d/90debsums without asking"
  upload NMU prepared by Giovanni Mascellani to DELAYED/2
• #578458 – src:libcoro-perl: "libcoro-perl: FTBFS: E: Caught signal 'Terminated': terminating immediately"
  modify package to get more info (pkg-perl)
• #578638 – libpam-ldap: "libpam-ldap: needs versioned dependency on libpam-runtime"
  make dependecy versioned (again), upload to DELAYED/2
• #581194 – libpoe-component-irc-perl: "libpoe-component-irc-perl: Insufficient stripping of CR/LF allows arbitrary IRC command execution"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #581327 – src:libpoe-component-sslify-perl: "libpoe-component-sslify-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  new upstream release + additional dependency (pkg-perl)
• #583351 – libtime-y2038-perl: "libtime-y2038-perl: FTBFS"
  adjust build dependency to please sbuild (pkg-perl)
• #583418 – src:libnet-z3950-zoom-perl: "libnet-z3950-zoom-perl: FTBFS: Nonexistent build-dependency: libyaz3-dev"
  correct build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #583462 – src:libnet-https-any-perl: "libnet-https-any-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  fix test suite in debian/rules (pkg-perl)
• #583467 – src:libdist-zilla-perl: "libdist-zilla-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream version (pkg-perl)
• #583751 – src:ufraw: "ufraw-batch: fails to install"
  new RC bug reported

the usual short overview about my RC bug activities:

• #551926 – ftp.debian.org: "RM: pip -- tool for scripted and third-party CPAN distribution installation"
  contributed to a solution in the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #576901 – drbd8-utils: "init.d script fails under Squeeze with insserv due to lack of run level definitions"
  add a comment to the BTS
• #578792 – libbusiness-onlinepayment-paymentech-perl: "libbusiness-onlinepayment-paymentech-perl: FTBFS: Can't locate URI/Escape.pm in @INC"
  add missing build dependencies and upload (pkg-perl)
• #579492 – libnet-smtp-server-perl: "libnet-smtp-server-perl: missing dependency on libnet-dns-perl"
  add missing dependency and upload (pkg-perl)
• #579577 – libdevel-cover-perl: "libdevel-cover-perl: FTBFS when the build dir contains regexp metacharacters (breaks binNMUs?)"
  apply patch from BTS and upload (pkg-perl)
• #579599 – src:libtime-y2038-perl: "sbuild: doesn't install package that's also provided."
  versioned close (pkg-perl)
• #580095 – libmpg123-0: "libmpg123-0: *** glibc detected *** /usr/bin: free(): invalid pointer: 0xb7c29098 ***"
  reported, debugging ...

luckily the count of RC bugs is going down; but some more people tackling the remaining ones would be great!

my current list of worked on RC bugs; not many for two weeks but I was on vacation for almost a week ...

• #574192 – typespeed: "typespeed: package purge (after dependencies removal) fails"
  apply patch for postrm from BTS and upload to DELAYED/2
• #574217 – libpdl-netcdf-perl: "libpdl-netcdf-perl: package purge (after dependencies removal) fails"
  fix postrm and upload to DELAYED/2
• #576639 – libpath-dispatcher-perl: "Path::Dispatcher::Declarative is now a separate distribution, breaks prophet"
  upload after the split-off package is ACCEPTED (pkg-perl)
• #577861 – src:libpadre-plugin-vi-perl: "libpadre-plugin-vi-perl: FTBFS: tests fail"
  rules: run under xvfb (pkg-perl)
• #577890 – src:libpadre-plugin-autoformat-perl: "libpadre-plugin-autoformat-perl: FTBFS: tests fail"
  rules: run under xvfb (pkg-perl)
• #577909 – src:libpadre-plugin-xml-perl: "libpadre-plugin-xml-perl: FTBFS: tests fail"
  rules: run under xvfb (pkg-perl)

a short overview of my RC bug activities. more than usual, most of them in the debian perl group, some of them new bugs.

• #571423 – src:libpoe-loop-tk-perl: "libpoe-loop-tk-perl: FTBFS: tests hang"
  bump versioned dependency and upload (pkg-perl)
• #572167 – trac-accountmanager: "trac-accountmanager dies on login with AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'encode'"
  apply upstream patch and upload to DELAYED/2, later "overridden" by maintainer upload
• #576493 – libgtk2-perl: "libgtk2-perl: FTBFS: t/GtkAction.t fails"
  upload package prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)
• #576570 – libpod-xhtml-perl: "libpod-xhtml-perl: FTBFS: t/Pod_Hyperlink_BounceURL.t fails"
  create patch and upload (pkg-perl)
• #576639 – libpath-dispatcher-perl: "Path::Dispatcher::Declarative is now a separate distribution, breaks prophet"
  create and upload new package libpath-dispatcher-declarative-perl (pkg-perl)
• #576644 – libclass-dbi-plugin-pager-perl: "libclass-dbi-plugin-pager-perl: FTBFS: t/02.main.t fails"
  upload package prepared by ansgar (pkg-perl)
• #576672 – libdbd-csv-perl: "libdbd-csv-perl: FTBFS: test failures"
  upload new upstream release (and updated dependency) (pkg-perl)
• #577288 – src:libfile-libmagic-perl: "libfile-libmagic-perl: FTBFS: ld: cannot find -lz"
  upload package prepared by ansgar (pkg-perl)
• #577290 – src:libclass-dbi-loader-perl: "libclass-dbi-loader-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  close with an explanation (pkg-perl)

although zack tries to cheer me up (thanks!) I'm still not really happy with the declining amount of RC bugs I manage to look at. but at least I don't forget about them completely :)

so here's the current list:

• #421084 – sbm: "FTBFS due to TeX Live migration"
  fix build dependency and upload to DELAYED/2
• #566587 – libvideo-info-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  grab patch from BTS and upload (pkg-perl)
• #566671 – ogre-plugins-cgprogrammanager: "Fails to purge"
  grab trivial patch from BTS and upload to DELAYED/2
• #569419 – src:libpoex-role-sessioninstantiation-perl: "libpoex-role-sessioninstantiation-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #570670 – src:libunicode-map8-perl: "libunicode-map8-perl: FTBFS: testsuite errors"
  apply patch from ntyni and upload (pkg-perl)
• #572167 – trac-accountmanager: "trac-accountmanager dies on login with AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'encode'"
  add URL of actual patch
• #572265 – php-log: "horde3: Upgrade to php 5.3 results in fatal error"
  add patch
• #573564 – libgtk2-perl: "Doesn't build when using gtk 2.19"
  upload, was only waiting for a dependency (pkg-perl)
• #574217 – libpdl-netcdf-perl: "libpdl-netcdf-perl: package purge (after dependencies removal) fails"
  add a comment to the BTS
• #574227 – mysqmail: "mysqmail: installation fails"
  sponsor maintainer upload
• #574236 – mscore: "mscore: package purge (after dependencies removal) fails"
  fix postrm and upload to DELAYED/2 (after building for 2:44 hrs.)
• #574239 – phamm: "phamm: installation fails"
  add a comment to the BTS
• #574671 – php-log: "FTBFS: "/tmp/buildd/php5-5.3.2/pear-build-download" is not writeable"
  file new FTBFS bug, add more info later

one user can't open attachments in outlook on one machine. the lengthy error goes like:

"Can't save file 'foo' to folder. Go to the folder & bla
& right-click & bla & permissions."

in case you don't see them immediately here are two problems I have with this error message:

• first of all it's bogus, the user didn't want to save anything on purpose, it's outlook which wants to extract the MIME part that is presented as an attachment to a temporary folder. – confusing to the average user but I at least knew that piece.
• but, & that's where I got really grumpy: why can't this POS just tell me which directory it tries to use? do I really have to dig in the registry & do some guesswork & find several possible directories (which all look fine, BTW) & find out that environment variables are not set anymore from the logon script (?!), etc.? is it really so hard to output "Can't save file 'foo' to directory 'bar'."? just adding one more variable?

my next "WTF?!" came when I googled for the error message. tons of hits, & the usual high-quality expertise of windows web forums:

• "just tell the sender to send the file again." – yeah, sure, that will fix permissions on the local machine.
• "have you already tried re-installing windows & looked if it works then?" – OMG.

BTW: it still doesn't work. for this user on this machine. *sigh*

not many closed bugs in the last two weeks, & not even one RC bug per day worked on. anyway, here's my recent list:

• #567144 – libavg: "libavg FTBFS: python LOCALMODLIBS causes -lssl link failure"
  add a comment
• #568940 – libswt-gtk-3.5-java: ""symlink /usr/share/java/swt.jar missing""
  add another comment to the bug report
• #569091 – libvideo-capture-v4l-perl: "Uses obsolete V4L1 API"
  improve patch, run tests ... (pkg-perl)
• #569408 – src:libdbix-class-perl: "libdbix-class-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload new upstream release prepared by jawnsy with a versioned build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #570160 – nsd3: "nsd3: Installation fails because of missing /etc/nsd3/nsd.conf"
  apply patch from BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #570500 – svn-workbench: "svn-workbench: crash on start: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'lower'"
  grab fixed package from mentors.d.o, upload to DELAYED/2
• #572719 – libx11-protocol-perl: "libx11-protocol-perl: perl X11 application does not launch"
  add a comment and tag unreproducible (co-maint)
• #573657 – src:libfile-fu-perl: "libfile-fu-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  triage, comment (pkg-perl)
• #573661 – src:libdbix-class-schema-loader-perl: "libdbix-class-schema-loader-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add missing dependency and upload (pkg-perl)
• #573679 – src:libwx-perl: "libwx-perl: FTBFS: xvfb-run: error: Xvfb failed to start"
  triage, comment (pkg-perl)

not many closed RC bugs in the last two weeks. it seems we're running out of easy-enough-for-me bugs – does this mean the freeze is near? :)

• #564384 – src:libpoe-component-ikc-perl: "libpoe-component-ikc-perl: FTBFS: tests hang"
  make build dependency versioned and upload (pkg-perl)
• #566271 – publican: "publican: Undefined subroutine &File::Copy::Recursive::rcopy_glob called at /usr/share/perl5/Publican/Builder.pm line 310"
  make (build) dependency versioned and upload to DELAYED/2
• #566562 – liblicense-dev: "fails to install"
  fix postinst and upload to DELAYED/2
• #566583 – src:librrdtool-oo-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  upload new upstream release, prepared by carnil again (pkg-perl)
• #568339 – mgp: "mgp segfaults on existing mgp files and all the supplied examples"
  apply patch from BTS and upload
• #568892 – libnice: "FTBFS with new libgupnp: Test failure"
  add comment to the bug report
• #568940 – libswt-gtk-3.5-java: "symlink /usr/share/java/swt.jar missing"
  add comment to the bug report
• #570590 – src:ogre-contrib: "FTBFS: checking for cgCreateProgram in -lCg... no"
  report new FTBFS while looking at #566671 *cough*
• #571358 – src:libgearman-client-async-perl: "libgearman-client-async-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add comment to the bug report (pkg-perl)
• #571368 – src:text-bidi: "text-bidi: FTBFS: private.c:1458: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before 'void'"
  send a versioned close (pkg-perl)
• #571423 – src:libpoe-loop-tk-perl: "libpoe-loop-tk-perl: FTBFS: tests hang"
  add comment to the bug report (pkg-perl)
• #571425 – src:libio-socket-multicast6-perl: "libio-socket-multicast6-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add comment to the bug report (pkg-perl)

again a short overview about my RC bug activities:

• #549760 – src:libipc-shareable-perl: "libipc-shareable-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  grab patch from upstream bug tracker (pkg-perl)
• #561712 – live-magic: "live-magic: helpers now installed in /usr/share/live-helper/helpers and not /usr/bin"
  cancel NMU (1.7+nmu1) since 1.8 was uploaded
• #564347 – tuxguitar: "tuxguitar: FTBFS: Nonexistent build-dependency: libswt-gtk-3.4-java"
  check NMU on mentors and add a comment to the BTS (later uploaded by the co-maintainer)
• #564352 – src:libio-compress-perl: "libio-compress-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload package prepared by mxey (pkg-perl)
• #564384 – src:libpoe-component-ikc-perl: "libpoe-component-ikc-perl: FTBFS: tests hang"
  forward upstream (pkg-perl)
• #566560 – libgpib-bin: "fails to install"
  create directory that's used in postinst and upload to DELAYED/2
• #566576 – selinux-basics: "fails to install"
  call dh_installdirs in debian/rules and upload to DELAYED/2
• #566590 – libxml-stream-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  add comment, change tags, test, close (pkg-perl)
• #567240 – halevt: "init.d script fails without configuration file"
  apply slightly modified patch from BTS and upload
• #569067 – libnet-amazon-s3-perl: "module fails at load with Moose error"
  (bump severity to serious and) make a (build) dependency versioned (pkg-perl)
• #569086 – libnet-amazon-s3-perl: "libnet-amazon-s3-perl FTBFS (missing build-dep on libtest-exception-perl)"
  (report bug and) add missing build dependency (pkg-perl)
• #569091 – libvideo-capture-v4l-perl: "Uses obsolete V4L1 API"
  forward upstream (pkg-perl)
• #569437 – src:libmixin-extrafields-param-perl: "libmixin-extrafields-param-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  fix the "problem package" and upload both (pkg-perl)
• #569450 – src:libi18n-charset-perl: "libi18n-charset-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  fix the "problem package" and upload both (pkg-perl)

mostly pkg-perl related again, but at least a few other things, too ....

my car has a new battery since about a week. but more important: the new battery for my thinkpad arrived today.

old:

gregoa@nerys:~$ grep ENERGY /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/uevent
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN=84240000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL=52560000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_NOW=17020000

new:

gregoa@nerys:~$ grep ENERGY /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/uevent
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN=84240000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL=81830000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_NOW=33390000

looks better :)